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Duolingo launched a beta version of a chess course on Tuesday, April 22. The new, free course teaches users how each chess piece moves through short puzzles, lead by the app's in-game chess coach ...
Talk about guilt tripping. Now, he wants to teach you to play chess. Duolingo is testing out chess lessons on the app; they’re rolling out a limited beta that began Tuesday and will go wider ...
For more than 1,000 years, chess has been synonymous with war. Now, Vladimir Putin is combining the ancient game with modern skulduggery as he tries to win an all-too-real 21st century conflict. The ...
While Zuma was not put on trial, he was cited for having had a corruption relationship with Shaik. eNCA senior reporter Aviwe Mtila reflects on Zuma, the politician, ahead of the resumption of his ...
It’s really a series of chess moves, as I was reminded pregame by former Cavs head coach and broadcaster Mike Fratello. “It’s moving the pieces,” Fratello told me. “But it’s about how ...
It's that sort of analytical bent that also drew him to chess. His dad introduced him to the game when he was 8 years old. "I just kind of fell in love with it," said Carter, who started taking ...
This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today. By Alissa Wilkinson Tom Hardy is a ...
Duolingo is introducing chess lessons to its platform, further branching out from its typical repertoire of language courses. Beta testers can already try their hand at the new chess course, and ...
Duolingo, the mobile app that helps you learn a language through gamifying the experience, is set to jump to the next frontier: chess. Luis von Ahn, the company’s CEO and co-founder, said on Tuesday, ...
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated Tunde Onakoya for breaking the world chess record. Naija News reports that the Nigerian Chess ...
International Master Paulo Bersamina shocked Ukrainian Grandmaster Vitaliy Bernardskiy in 67 moves of a Sicilian Defense to finish second in the Bangkok Chess Club Open in Thailand Monday, April 21.
Ashton Lansdell homers for the fourth straight game, Brianna Lopez throws a complete game, and Jaden Pone excels all around ...